Floods Chase 5000 From River Homes
Weekend accidents in Southern Alameda County left Jess W. Blankenship and his wife Ruth badly injured, Ches ter Stanley sustaining major injuries, and several others treated for minor injuries. Police reported high speed driving, wrecks on Livermore boulevard and Beck road, and multiple hospital transports with no citations issued for some drivers.
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Alameda County
Jess W. Blankenship
Ruth
Tanglewood Drive
Cas‘o Valley
Chester Stanley
Livermore
Blumen
Ilaar Pickie Company
John Haar
San Leandro
Ustadillg
MacArthur Boulevard
Stanley
Fairmont Hospital
E. Blankenship
William EB. Olsen
Cuil Canyon
Hayward
Livermore Boulevard
Beck Road
Pital
Olsen
Highway Patrol
Callison
Santa Mita Road
Charles C. Emslie
USN
Fimslie
Highway 50
Tur
Minsié
Freel Bartlett
A_street
Bessie
Terrinlger
Washington Avenue
Lewelling Boulevard
Tartell
150 AFL Carpenters Return at Todd Yard Alameda
About 150 AFL carpenters were expected to return to Todd ship yard today after the company agreed to provide tonls for workers in accordance with practices prevailing in other Bay Area shipyards. Picket lines were removed Saturday and union officials said the carpenters would return to work today. The settlement ends a dispute which began January 15 and calls for workers to receive payment of $1.03 per hour.
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Alameda
Todd Ship Yard
Bay Area
Guards Aid Washington Flood Rescue At Skagit Valley
Soldiers sailors and National Guardsmen battled soggy dikes as the Skagit river overflow inundated Conway Hamilton Stanwood and Hastie Stanwood evacuated. Six lives lost 5 000 homeless 50 000 acres flooded across Washington Idaho and British Columbia. Governor Langlie declared a state of emergency and mobilized five National Guard units.
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MT. Vernon
Wash
Washington
Idaho
British Columbia
Arthur B. Langlie
Sam
Bellingham
Clare Ledam
Conway F
Skagit River
Susa
Clare, Jr
Skagit
Truman Seeks Grain Aid for India
President Truman urged Congress to authorize funds to buy 2,000,000 tons of grain for famine stricken India. He asked for immediate funds for 1,060,000 tons now, with the remaining 1,000,000 tons deferred. The initial shipment would cost about $9,000,000 and a four nation mission would visit India to supervise distribution and study further aid options.
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U.P
Truman
Congress
India
Mc. Truman
House
Senate
Economic Cooperaton Administration
Boy Plucked From Bay Mud After Two Hour Search
Edwin M Combs a two year old wandered into marshes near San Lorenzo and was missing for about two hours. Neighbors and deputies aided by National Guard and airport personnel scoured the bay area until a ground search found him exhausted but unharmed and he was returned home.
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Edwin M. Combs
Alma MM. Combs
Estrella
San Lorenzo
Fjaward
National Guard
San Loraned
Erle H. Smith Jr
Sheriff
Wren Squadron
Tower
Hy Wes
Haley Explains Scouting Needs in Oakland Area Council
Haley states the Oakland Area council is formed by sponsoring organizations to foster Cub Scouts Boy Scouts and Explorers and to enlist institutions groups and individuals to support the scouting movement. The council serves 4000 registered members in 280 units with 10,000 boys annually, via 10 executives who log about 4000 hours yearly each. The council operates offices with six staff at a field school in Oakland and a field office in Hayward offering literature forms training and records support for charters, registrations, and leader development.
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Thessay Seow Area Council
Marlin
Haley
Oakland Area Council
Council
Ar Field School
Oakland
Hayward
Dimond-O
Rancho
White Flag Trick Sparks Chinese Assault On Korean Front
American infantry near Hoengsong faced a Chinese feint using white flags then rushed by waves of Chinese troops. Lt Perry Davis and Sgt Clarence Catlett described shouts of friends and a grenade, tanks opening fire as soldiers sought cover in a frozen stream. Four U S soldiers endured freezing gear and fought back, with Howden’s tank overturned and comrades freeing him. The unit backed away, regrouped, and held a defensive line to repel the assault.
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Korea
UPJ
United Nations
Hoengsong
Tae
Clarence
Catleff
Beesburg
Perry TH. Davis
Oklahoma City
Okla
Tole
Catlett
Pfe
Carl R. Clayton
Tadiamnapolis
Ind
Clayton
Svn
Argir
Perry
James S. Howden
Manokin
Jack Rogers
Enid
Howden
Streum
Friends of Scouting Rally Opens 24 Hour Fund Drive
Tomorrow evening a Friends of Scouting rally at Eden Congregational Church Stayward kicks off a 24 hour drive in Hayward Castro Valley to contact local citizens about sustaining memberships. Leaders include Jack Hanley committee members Marlin Haley and numerous local volunteers aiming to boost financing for Boy Scouting. Workers report 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. with dinner at 6:30 p.m. and contact card distribution beginning at 8 p.m.
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AQ Inea
Friends of Scouting
Eden Congregational Church
Stayward
Jack TH. Hanley
Haley
Hanley
Loss of Wallet Reported in Castro Valley
Hayward sheriff's substation received a report from 47 year old NT Molt of 8487 Sandy Road Wastra Valley that he lost a wallet earlier in the day. He said the wallet contained 870 in cash 12 automobile pink slips and 1000 in promissory notes. The wallet was last seen at a Castro Valley restaurant and later found.
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Molt
Sandy Road
Wastra Valley
Hayward
Hiall
Castro Valley
South Koreans Cross 38th Parallel Near Yangyang Capture
South Korean troops moved five miles north of the 38th parallel along the east coast and captured Yangyang for a day before a Communist counterattack drove them back. The action underscores MacArthur’s past orders and UN command questions as China’s involvement shapes the Korea war.
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Tokyo
North Korea
Yangyang
MacArthur
China
Kore
Yalu River
Korea
United Nations
Castro Valley Youth Blanford Dies Aboard Leyte In Korea
Jack Blanford 21 aviation machinist's mate on the USS Leyte was killed in action in Korea. A Castro Valley resident, he was a Hayward High School graduate class of 1947 and active in football and music. Funeral plans include a Castro Valley mortuary service with a color guard, chaplain from Alameda Naval Air Station, and burial at Golden Gate National Cemetery San Bruno.
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Jack
Blanford
Leyte
Joly T. Blanford
Sydney Way
Castro Valley
Wea
Castro Valley Mortuary
Alameda Naval Air Station
Golden Gate National Cemetery
San Bruno
Young Blanford
Hayward Amion High School
Boy Scout Tronp
Explorer Scout
Stolen Green Sedan Reported in Hayward Area
Police and highway patrol were alerted at 14:25 to a green sedan with green plastic seat covers stolen about ten minutes earlier. It was taken from Gaslro Street in the Hayward shopping area, marking the first such case this year in Mayward.
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Flayward
Gaslro Street
Hayward
Bright
Lincoln Birth Day Observances Rally GOP Strategy
Washington observes the 142nd anniversary of Abraham Lincoln with Truman attending Lincoln Memorial ceremonies. GOP leaders, led by Guy Gabrielson, broadcast a critical message of fiscal and foreign policy critique aiming for a 1952 Republican victory amid internal splits on Europe's defense.
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Washington
Abraham
Lincoln
Truman
Lincoln Memorial
Thomas EB. Dewsy
New York
GOP
Polica
Guy G. Gabrielson
Ligcaln
Republican Party of
Nation Pays Homage at Tomb of Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Nation pays homage at Abraham Lincoln’s tomb on Oak Ridge cemetery in Springfield Illinois. Hundreds of tourists from 48 states and foreign countries visit the site where Lincoln spent much of his life. Col William J Murray will lay a wreath for President Truman and Lt Gov Sherwood Dixon for Minnesota. Adlai Stevenson and Erle Cocke Jr lead American Legion pilgrimage observances broadcast nationwide with Concordia College male chorus performing on ABC.
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Abe Lincoln
Illinois
Springfield
Abraham Lincoln
Oak Ridge Cemetery
William J. Murray
Army
Truman
Sherwoor Dixon
Ture
Minnels Gav
Adlai Stevenson
Erle Cocke, Jr
American Legion
Fead Hs
Cocke
ABC
Concordia College
U S Battalion Cut From Main Forces
Counter attacking communist troops drove nine miles into allied lines in central Korea. American tanks had captured Kim airfield and were moving toward Seoul as fighting raged along an 85 mile central front. A rescue force pressed to join trapped units while enemy forces extended road blocks and pressured UN positions north of Hoengsong.
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Thesiuy
Korea
Seoul
Han River
Kimp
Hoengsong
United Nations
Chipyong
S Point
Hoeng
Moengsong
Hoenpanng
Annexation Vote Tomorrow in Area Hayward
Residents between Harder Road and Jackson Street near 25800 Niles Road head to the polls tomorrow for a city annexation ballot in Hayward. About 250 registered voters will decide whether to join the city as the first of two elections in 1951. Early polling suggests a close race with 65 percent opposed and 14 percent in favor.
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Harder Road
Jackson Street
Hayward
Niles Road
Morse Sees Taft Shifting Labor Policy Tone
Senator Morse believes Senator Taft may be moving toward liberal Republican views on labor policy. He notes Taft's support for labor management changes in recent Lake Herlis discussions and suggests Taft could align with the labor legislation stance if continued.
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Wayne Mors
TN. Gre
Robert A. Taft
Burglars Flee Home After Shots Fired at Shearer Residence
Two burglars ransacked Edward Shearer and Hazel Shearer's home at 165.75 Third Street, after warning shots were fired from the residence. Neighbors reported a fleeing man seen toward the grammar school yard while another escaped south across the yard. No substantial losses were found. deputies searched the area with no arrest.
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Edward Shearer
Third Street
Sari Lorenzo
Shearer
Hily
Hazel
Aine
Girs
Deauly
Les
Shah Pahlavi Dynasty Marital Alliance Report
The Shah of Iran marries Souraya Bakhtari, daughter of Kani Bakhtari, aligning the Pahlavi ruling house with the Bakhtari tribe. The union fends off prior tensions as Reza Shah Pahlavi strengthens ties with central oil power brokers amid a politically tense era. The wedding at the Turkish embassy signals a pivotal step in consolidating influence over trade routes and tribal factions.
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Yan
Souraya
Whiari
Asha
Reza Pahlevi
Paleysad
Kani Isfarseri Bakhtari
Ader
Pserful Bakhtari
Central Oil Southearn
Persia
Prise’ Brandfather
We Habe
Abslo-Tranian
Coml Ot An Company
We Coyullier
Shale
Ha Aung
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